Mac Forum / Country Specific / Australian Mac Group / October 2005

I have an G5 running OS X and i just received a Lexmark P6210. I am
trying to upload the installation software (from their Mac disk) so
that I can use the damn thing, but near the end of the installation, a
message comes up saying that 'there were errors installing this

I've tried to change dictionaries by following the instructions within
Word and it says its on English (Australian), but when spell check is
used it says English (US).  Any ideas?

How on earth does one watch/convert/whatever AVI movie files to view
them in OS X???
cheers
cosmic

I am new to apple.
I ran techtool deluxe to check my GHz Imac 20Inch.
After the program ran I try to quit and the machine locks.
I have tried ejecting the techtool disc and rebooting from the hard drive

http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,16975326-5001022,00.html
After waiting more than 12 months, hundreds of thousands of iPod owners
will be able to access paid downloads from October 31.
An Apple media conference next Tuesday is expected to confirm the

Is it normal for OS 10.4.2 to be so slow to start ?  Mine takes 5.5
minutes with grey screen with daisy wheel, and a further 1.5 minutes
with blue screen. Even Apple Mail takes 2 mins to load.  Normal
operation is good and fast.

I am on the hunt for a working cdrom module for a Wallstreet Powerbook.
Anyone have a dead Wallstreet that they want to sell the cdrom?
Seeya
Rod!

Just had a friend who's iBook warranty repair is taking more than 5
weeks and going at one of the Apple dealer in Sydney. After talking to
the service staff on her behalf, it would appear that there's a lot of
work for these guys and they are just flat-out.

The answer is ..........
No.
Keep waiting.

After the installation of MAC OS X (PUMA - version 10) when I start the
system, I heard the mac sound and I get this message to the upper left
corner  "" UNKNOWN_WORD "" this message is on a grey background.
I change no part the only think I did

I have the following for sale:
Powermac G4 1.25Ghz DP Mirror Door
1.25Gig Ram
120Gig + 80Gig + 40Gig HD

I am trying to make some space on my Mac.
I have deleted some programs (backed them up to my External drive)
I am currently ripping my old CD's on my main HD, but these naturally take
up  space.

As an Aussie, I am deeply wounded by what was on the Apple Store's
outage page this afternoon (UK time).  At least they got the flag right.
<http://uk.geocities.com/doriangrayucsm/TheAppleStoreOutage.html>

My internal zip drive has out lived its purpose. I no longer use it and
was exploring the possibility of replacing it with an IDE DVD drive (or
perhaps an IDE hard drive) in addition to the one that's in the top
bay.

I have the option of buying an eMac with a dead monitor. Everything else is fine. My
question are:
1.    Does anyone know the cause of the monitor failures on emacs?
2.    Can they be repaired by repairers outside the Apple network of overcharging